He never played quarterback or wide receiver throughout his high school and college football playing careers, and he was never an offensive or defensive coordinator throughout his college coaching career.

But Orgeron, who signed as a lineman at LSU in 1979 out of South Lafourche High in Galliano before transferring that August to Northwestern State, got his dream job as LSU's head coach two years ago on Nov. 26, 2016, after LSU looked at a quarterback and a wide receiver.

Fisher, a native of Clarksburg, West Virginia, played quarterback at Salem College in Salem, West Virginia, and at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama. He became a quarterbacks coach at Auburn from 1993-98, an offensive coordinator at Cincinnati in 1999 and at LSU from 2000-06 before becoming the coach in waiting and offensive coordinator at Florida State from 2007-09 and the Seminoles head coach from 2010-17.

After going 59-9 from 2012-16 with a national championship in 2013 and a College Football Playoff final four appearance in 2014 at Florida State, Fisher was considered to be the LSU head coach late in both the 2015 and '16 seasons.

But LSU athletic director Joe Alleva shied away because of the $6-to-$7 million salary Fisher and his agent Jimmy Sexton commanded as Alleva was already saddled with a double-digit million dollar buyout to embattled coach Les Miles, who was nearly fired after the '15 season before finally getting let go early in the 2016 season.

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LSU coach Ed Orgeron sings the school alma mater with his team after an NCAA college football game against Rice in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018. LSU won 42-10. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Gerald Herbert, AP

LSU running back Lanard Fournette (27) carries in the second half of an NCAA college football game against Rice in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Gerald Herbert, AP

LSU running back Nick Brossette (4) celebrates his touchdown in the second half of an NCAA college football game against Rice in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Gerald Herbert, AP

LSU quarterback Joe Burrow (9) is tripped up by Rice defensive end Graysen Schantz (94) in the first half of an NCAA college football game in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Gerald Herbert, AP

LSU wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase (1) steps out of bounds after a long pass reception near the goal line, setting up a touchdown, in the second half of an NCAA college football game against Rice in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Gerald Herbert, AP

LSU running back Nick Brossette (4) scores on a touchdown carry in the second half of an NCAA college football game against Rice in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Gerald Herbert, AP

LSU head coach Ed Orgeron calls out from the sideline in the second half of an NCAA college football game against Rice in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Gerald Herbert, AP

LSU tight end Foster Moreau (18) is tackled by Rice defensive back George Nyakwol (20) and linebacker Blaze Alldredge (55) in the first half of an NCAA college football game in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Gerald Herbert, AP

LSU quarterback Joe Burrow (9) hands off to running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire (22) in the first half of an NCAA college football game against Rice in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Gerald Herbert, AP

LSU wide receiver Justin Jefferson (2) drops a long pass near the end zone as Rice cornerback Collin Whitaker pursues in the first half of an NCAA college football game in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Gerald Herbert, AP

LSU running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire (22) carries for a touchdown in the first half of an NCAA college football game against Rice in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Gerald Herbert, AP

Rice quarterback Shawn Stankavage (3) looks up after being sacked by LSU defensive end Neil Farrell Jr. (92) in the first half of an NCAA college football game in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Gerald Herbert, AP

Alleva only got out of that buyout with Miles last Thursday when the parties settled with Miles leaving $5 million of the $6.5 million remaining buyout on the table. Three days later, though, he was announced as Kansas' new coach at $2.75 million a year.

As the 2016 season was coming to an end, Orgeron was 4-2 with a pair of Miles-like, 10-0 and 16-10 losses at home to Alabama and Florida as interim head coach. And Alleva was gunning for rising, 41-year-old Houston coach Tom Herman, who played receiver at California Lutheran and became a receivers coach at Texas Lutheran and Sam Houston State and a quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator at Texas State, Rice, Iowa State and Ohio State before becoming a head coach in 2015 with the Cougars.

But Herman, who had been graduate assistant at Texas, instead turned down LSU and took his dream job as Texas' head coach for $5.2 million a year after the 2016 season. Fisher, 52, stayed at Florida State through the 2017 season, but then left afterwards for Texas A&M at $7.5 million a year.

And Alleva promoted Orgeron, a defensive line coach for the Tigers in 2015 and interim head coach as of game five in 2016, from interim coach to head coach on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2016, two days after a 54-39 win at Texas A&M put LSU at 7-4 and Orgeron at 5-2. Orgeron, who previously was an interim head coach at USC in 2013 and Ole Miss' head coach from 2005-07, signed for $3.5 million a year.

"It doesn't matter. I got here, man," Orgeron, 57, said Monday at his press conference when asked about going up against Fisher. "I'm a defensive lineman. I wasn't always the first one to get the date. You know what I'm saying? I had to work at it, you know what I mean?"

Orgeron's journeyman resume did not compare with the upwardly mobile resumes of Fisher and Herman, but his work sheet in his latest head coaching job has been about the same as Fisher's and better than Herman's in their current jobs. Fisher is 7-4 and 4-3 in his first season with the Aggies, which is similar to the last four seasons of previous coach Kevin Sumlin, though two of the losses are to No. 1 Alabama and No. 2 Clemson. Orgeron was 9-4 and 6-2 in his first full season at LSU in 2017 with a loss to No. 1 Alabama, but also one to 21-point underdog Troy.

Herman has been a bit of a disappointment at Texas as he went 7-6 in his first season in 2017, but is 8-3 now.

"I think things happen for a reason," Orgeron said. "Two years ago, we're going to play Texas A&M, and we don't know what's going to happen (as far as his future). Jimbo Fisher was getting the job. That was Wednesday night. Then Thursday night, Tom Herman was getting the job. Then Saturday, Ed Orgeron got it. So, anything can happen. You've just got to keep on competing."

With a win Saturday, Orgeron can get LSU to 10-2 and possibly to one of the better non-playoff bowls, such as the Fiesta or Sugar. Texas A&M and Texas are not being considered for such bowls.

"I'm glad I'm here," Orgeron said. "I thank God for this job. I think everything happens for a reason. I can see why they wanted Jimbo Fisher. He's an excellent coach. I can see why they wanted Tom Herman. He's an excellent coach. I understand that."

INJURY REPORT: Starting junior defensive tackle Breiden Fehoko will miss the rest of the season with an arm injury, Orgeron said Monday at his press conference. Fehoko has not played since the Alabama game on Nov. 3. ... Starting cornerback Kristian Fulton is also expected to miss the season finale at Texas A&M and possibly the bowl game with a leg injury suffered at Arkansas on Nov. 10. ... Starting senior safety John Battle (leg), who has not played since getting injured against Alabama, is expected to play at Texas A&M, Orgeron said. Safety Todd Harris, who suffered an unspecified injury at Arkansas and did not play against Rice Saturday, is also expected to play at Texas A&M along with defensive back Kelvin Joseph, who sat out the Rice game with a hamstring injury suffered at Arkansas.